A Brief Overview of TAG Heuer Watches

Posted by Outdoor on Sunday, October 16, 2011



for more than 144 years, TAG Heuer has established a prestigious reputation of manufacturing chronographs able to measure time with the utmost precision, while at the same time be more 'avant avant-garde "than other Swiss watch manufacturers.

With this level of accuracy of time, it is not surprising that the TAG Heuer time instrument of choice at many sporting events. Most collections are the names of professional sports car and motorcycle events.

In 1916 TAG Heuer created the first mechanical time scale capable of measuring 1/100th to another. In 1966 they created the first "compact" electronic device capable of measuring 1/1000th of second.

In 2004, the company's involvement resulted in the issuance of motorcycle brand new movement that has replaced the toothed wheels in motion with miniature toothed belt, creating an entirely new concept watch - Monaco V4. Another highly coveted model of the SLR Chronograph with its regulator is designed after the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren. Unfortunately, if you want to buy a new SLR Chronograph you will have to buy a car first!

TAG Heuer effectively combines the two elements of precision and style in all their collections, both old and nove.Najnoviji collection includes TAG Heuer 2000 which includes the popular Aquagraph and Aquaracer models, TAG Heuer curium and TAG Heuer Link collection - which are largely were influenced by one of the latest TAG celebrity ambassadors, Tiger Woods. Some of the most popular watches TAG Heuer Classic collections include the Monza, Carrera, Targa Florio and Monaco.

Most TAG Heuer watches are built with ETA Automatic Swiss movement - one of the most popular base movement ETA 2894-2 (the watch enthusiast geek audience), which is also used in Speedmasters Omega, Chopard Mille Miglia chronograph, Ulysse Nardin Marine Chronograph and several other high-end Swiss watches. List prices for the automatic models tend to range between $ 2,000 and $ 3,000. Lately, TAG is bowing to the growing trend of the quartz clock movement, and these models are usually lists between $ 1,000 to $ 2,000.

If you're a big fan of TAG Heuer, or really want to get a special lesson for someone special, you might want to consider getting a Limited Edition model. Every year TAG Heuer produces several different models in limited numbers. For example, recently produced by TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Limited Edition 1964 with engraved signature Jack W. Heuer on the caseback, the occasion of 40 years one of the most popular TAG Heuer watches.